[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85950-85951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28672]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0246; FRL--9955-81-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Information Requirements for New Marine 
Compression Ignition Engines at or Above 30 Liters per Cylinder 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Information Requirements for 
New Marine Compression Ignition Engines at or Above 30 Liters per 
Cylinder (Revision),'' EPA ICR Number 2345.04, OMB Number 2060-00641, 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 
2016. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register (81 FR 65634) on September 23, 2016 during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its 
estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may not conduct or 
sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 29, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0246, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail 
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB 
via email to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk 
Officer for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
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docket without change including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to 
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail 
Code 6403J, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9264; fax 
number: 202-343-2804; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: For this ICR, EPA is seeking a revision to an existing 
package with a three year extension. Title II of the Clean Air Act, (42 
U.S.C. 7521 et seq.; CAA), charges the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) with issuing certificates of conformity for those engines that 
comply with applicable emission standards. Such a certificate must be 
issued before engines may be legally introduced into commerce. Under 
this ICR, EPA collects information necessary to (1) issue certificates 
of compliance with emission statements, and (2) verify compliance with 
various programs and regulatory provisions pertaining to marine 
compression-ignition engines with a specific engine displacement at or 
above 30 liters per cylinder, also referred to as Category 3 engines. 
To apply for a certificate of conformity, manufacturers are required to 
submit descriptions of their planned production engines, including 
detailed descriptions of emission control systems and test data. This 
information is organized by ``engine family'' groups expected to have 
similar emission characteristics. There are recordkeeping requirements 
of up to eight years. The Act also mandates EPA to verify that 
manufacturers have successfully translated their certified prototypes 
into mass produced engines, and that these engines comply with emission 
standards throughout their useful lives.
    Under the Production Line Testing Program (``PLT Program''), 
manufacturers of Category 3 engines are required to test each engine at 
the sea trial of the vessel in which the engine is installed or within 
the first 300 hours of operation, whichever comes first. This self-
audit program allows manufacturers to monitor compliance and minimize 
the cost of correcting errors through early detection. In addition, 
owners and operators of marine vessels with Category 3 engines must 
record certain information and send minimal annual notifications to EPA 
to show that engine maintenance and adjustments have not caused engines 
to be noncompliant. From time to time, EPA may test in-use engines to 
verify compliance with emission standards throughout the marine 
engine's useful life and may ask for information about the engine 
family to be tested.
    Proprietary information is kept confidential in accordance with the 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), EPA regulations at 40 CFR parts 2 
and 1042.915, and class determinations issued by EPA's Office of 
General Counsel. Non-confidential business information may be disclosed 
as requested under FOIA. That information may be used by trade 
associations, environmental groups, and the public. Most of the 
information is collected in electronic format and stored in CD's 
databases.
    Form Numbers: 5900-90 (Annual Production Report); 5900-297 (PLT 
CumSum Report); 5900-298 (PLT Non-CumSum Report); 5900-124 (Application 
for Certification).
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers, owners or operators 
of marine compression-ignition engines above 30 liters per cylinder and 
the vessels in which those engines are installed, within the following 
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes: 333618 
(Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing), 336611 (Manufacturers of Marine 
Vessels); 811310 (Engine Repair and Maintenance); 483 (Water 
transportation, freight and passenger).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit. Manufacturers must respond to this collection if they wish to 
sell and/or operate their Category 3 engines in the US, as prescribed 
by Section 206(a) of the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7521) and 40 CFR part 1042. 
Certification reporting is mandatory (Section 206(a) of CAA (42 U.S.C. 
7521) and 40 CFR part 1042, subpart C). PLT reporting is mandatory 
(Section 206(b)(1) of CAA and 40 CFR part 1042, subpart D).
    Estimated number of respondents: 201 (total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly, Annually, On Occasion, depending 
on the type of response.
    Total estimated burden: 24,813 hours per year. Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,012,094 (per year), includes an estimated 
$760,734 annualized capital or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
burden from the burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Supprt Division.
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